So I just took the trans cover off, which gave plenty of room to fit the trans assembly under the firewall.
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Pulling out the engine, trans assembly. It is hard to drive the pin out of the bell covering the shifter tower.
So I just took the trans cover off, which gave plenty of room to fit the trans assembly under the firewall.
Tear down of my extra engine. This turned out to be a very good engine, I do
not have to bore, or do bearings.
I took a grinder to the oil troughs. Smoothed surfaces and opened the passages into the main bearings.
********** Water Pump **********
Water pump on engine with generator removed.
Rebuilding the Water Pump is an experience. I had 2 pumps to work with.
The impeller rusts to shaft even though it is brass. Take your time in pulling off the impeller.
There is a woodruff key and it's pinned to the shaft. You have to drill that out. This one had been oversized, lots of drilling.
I Silver Soldered the bore and the pin holes. Bored out the impeller to fit the shaft.
Instead of drilling the impeller to shaft pin hole all the way through, I only drilled one side of the impeller.
Then I thread tapped the impeller and shaft to 1/4 inch NC and used a setscrew which bottomed to the opposite
side of the impeller bore.
Tore down both pumps and found that one had a replaceable shaft.
The shaft was knurled and the gear assembly is pinned to the shaft.
************* Distributor *************
I have 3 distributors and tower assemblies. One each, Autolite, American Bosch, Delco-Remy.
Oil Pump.
********** Starter - Generator ***********
The starter and Generator are now rebuilt.
Starter shaft.
Sleeve assembly apart. 4th item from left is copper sleeve which slides trough contacts to engage starter.
********** Steering **********
Rebuilding the steering box.
Trying to pick the best of available parts.
Installed and working like a champ.
I mocked up a steering wheel until I get the original rebuilt this winter.
1925 Hudson Horn Button.
********** Transmission **********
Tore down both transmissions. Will be able to make one good one from the both.
********** Rear Axle **********
1925 Hudson Rear Axle, doing the brakes. Putting in new felt axle seals. Pulled pumpkin cover and cleaned out 50 + years of filings.
I did glue a magnet inside the housing to catch what I might have missed, but forgot to take pictures of inside.
********** Fuel System **********
1925 Hudson rebuilding the Carburetor.
Rebuilding fuel pump.
********** Speedometer **********
1925 Hudson rebuilding the Speedo. That pot metal really loves to expand. I could use one more for parts.
Progress pictures, but no progress.
1925 Hudson cowl lamp repair. They are rusted through on the bottom, so I lead filled the holes.
1925 Hudson Head Lamps. They are like the 37, but simpler. Out of 5 I got 2 good reflectors.
1925 Hudson making a new rear wood spoke wheel from a front one. The spokes are from a front wheel with bearing hub removed. The hub in the second picture is the rear.
I did not get a picture of the final hub. I had a sleeve shrunk on the hub the diameter of the front hub, (larger)
then pressed it into the front spoke assembly. Went .030 larger than the original front hub to make up for spoke wear. Nice tight wheel now.
I bought a antique John Bean wheel balancer summer of 2011.
I have an extra spoke wheel for my 1925 so I balanced it, then mounted the tire rim assembly on the wheel and balanced the assembly.
I have the Wall Chart on how to use a Bean wheel balancer in my Tech area.
I have an Aermore exhaust horn I want to install.
Wiper that was on the car.
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